Helion Europe@War 66: Skywatch - History of the Royal Observer Corps Vol.2 1939-45
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| AUTHOR | K Wright |
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| LANGUAGE | English |
| BINDING | Softback |
| NO OF PAGES | 100 |
| ILLUSTRATIONS | Photos & Illustrations |
| ISBN | 9781806722884 |
| PRODUCT CODE | 22884AVI |
| PUBLISHER | Helion |
The second volume of Skywatch continues the story of Britain’s Observer Corps (later Royal Observer Corps) through its defining era; the Second World War of 1939–1945, during which the Observer Corps came to fulfil the role it was designed for in providing early warning of enemy air attack against Britain’s cities and industry. After the 1938 Munich crisis, war was almost inevitable. The RAF and Observer Corps stepped up their air defence exercises. So severe were the concerns of a pre-emptive German air attack on the country that the Observer Corps was mobilised on 24 August 1939, 10 days before war was declared.
Posts and Centres were constantly manned; the 'Phoney War' allowed many long-overdue readiness measures to be addressed as their eyes scanned the skies for Luftwaffe reconnaissance aircraft. In May 1940, exhausting action came with the defeat of France and the Battle of Britain. The Observer Corps quickly moved from being a peacetime organisation to one forged in battle. As the summer of 1940 slipped away and the Blitz came, the Corps had to adapt to changing enemy tactics. In 1941, having received ‘royal’ recognition, it embarked on a significant reorganisation and professionalisation. Chapters cover enemy attacks, women joining the Corps, the Post at Windsor Castle, the assistance to lost and damaged aircraft, and the Allied air offensive which brought further change.
It discusses the build-up to D-Day in June 1944 with the need for ‘Seaborne’ Observers, and the immediate threat posed by the vast number of V-1 ‘Flying Bombs’ launched against Britain. Volume two draws to a close with the end of the War and the temporary stand down of the Royal Observer Corps. Skywatch, A History of The Royal Observer Corps Volume 2: 1939–1945 uses a combination of new research, official fi les, and first-hand accounts to critically assess the wartime activities of the Royal Observer Corps and its relationship with the RAF, from high-level policy to life at Posts and Group Centres. This volume is illustrated throughout with original photographs and specially commissioned colour artworks.
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